Independent Post 1

        I was scrolling down my cousin’s Facebook wall, checking for updates. After a while of scrolling, I noticed, amongst the huge chunk of status updates, an interesting post. The following is the post:

“It takes courage to devote your heart and soul into pursuing a dream. But after years of fruitless sacrifice, it takes much more courage to admit to yourself that it's about time to give the dream up. :(:(

So maybe we should respect the quitter; for in reality, determination is often merely cowardice in disguise.”

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                The above post, I find, is very interesting. I find myself agreeing to most of it. Yes I agree it takes courage to devote one’s heart and soul to pursuit a dream. People without courage would not even dare to do so. This is because devoting oneself to a dream would mean focusing most attention on achieving it. Sacrifices would have to be made and a lot of effort would also have to be put in to fulfill that dream. For that, one requires determination, which may be too much to ask from a coward.

                However, there are cases where the dreams are not reachable despite countless number of tries. That is when it is probably time for one to give up. It is not wise to pursue a dream which is impossible to achieve, and make so many sacrifices for it. I feel, it would be wiser to devote oneself into another dream, rather than taking a boat and sailing toward disappointment. This may not sound like it but it takes a lot of courage to give up on a dream. This is because a lot of effort and sacrifices has been made to attempt fulfilling that dream. Giving up on it would mean that all these effort and sacrifices would go to waste.

                The end is the part I don’t really agree with. However, I do agree determination is cowardice in disguise. After devoting oneself to a dream but failing countless times to achieve it, one may be still determined to fulfill it probably because he is afraid to give up on it. Those who quit are brave enough to do so. However, I feel that quitters shouldn’t be respected. Sure it takes courage to give up on a dream but it would be even more courageous to persevere and try to fulfill it against all odds. Also, those who quit not necessarily actually have the courage to do so. They may quit due to plain laziness or unwillingness. Therefore I feel we should respect those who persevere, and not those who quit.